FutuRIS 2012 is now available in bookshops. "Research and Innovation in France"., Edited by J. Lesourne and D. Randet, published by Odile Jacob - October 2012 - 443 P
Seventh opus in an annual series, this book provides public and private observers and decision-makers with benchmarks and perspectives in the landscape of higher education, research and innovation - The state of the SFRI in its European environment - Actors on the move towards the SFRI of tomorrow.
Between the crisis and the need for innovation, what are the paths to new growth for France, based on the country's assets in terms of training, research and innovation? At a time when regional and national conferences are seeking to identify new perspectives for the organisation of research in France, FutuRIS takes stock of the reforms carried out over the last ten years: What progress has been made? What challenges remain to be met? How can they be tackled?
The book presents a certain number of answers to these questions, for example in the form of evolution scenarios for the French research and innovation system between now and 2020, but also by placing them in a European context (Horizon 2020 and its "major challenges", joint programming). It focuses on the major players in this renewed SFRI: universities (financing and budget, issues related to the training they offer at the "bachelor" level), start-ups bought out by large groups, the State in its interventions in support of innovation and competitiveness (public orders, competitiveness clusters, investments in the future, regional and European policies). The final chapter proposes a reflection on the demarcation between science and society, based on the notion of risk. A number of identification tools complete this overview (fact sheets, chronology of the main events of the past year).
Business leaders, public policy actors, researchers, students, citizens, all those interested in training, research and innovation and their place in French society and the French economy will find in this book analyses and visions particularly useful for their understanding of current developments.
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A renowned prospector, Jacques Lesourne is Professor Emeritus at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. He is a member of the Académie des technologies. Denis Randet is General Delegate of the Association nationale de la recherche et de la technologie. (ANRT).
The National Association for Research and Technology brings together the main public and private R&D players. Its three main actions are the improvement of partnership research practices, the Industrial Conventions of Training through Research and the FutuRIS foresight platform. The latter brings together a large group of public and private research managers around a long-term reflection on the organisation and positioning of the French system in its international environment.
